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Out of the Blue
[Jun 05, 2004, 1:51 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Hey! It's 06/05/04 today, at least in typical American notation... What say we all wait until exactly 3:21:00 and all simultaneously shout "blastoff!" Oh well, maybe not... especially since that would have been more appropriate at 3:21 a.m. Well, appropriate is probably the wrong word to use there either... Hmmm, nevermind.

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Re: Halsy
Jun 6, 2004, 11:28

Enahs

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Re: Halsy Jun 6, 2004, 11:28

Jun 6, 2004, 11:28

Enahs

Record tax breaks for the rich (sound familiar?)

Ya know, I hear people whine about this ALL the time, especially some of the people on here. I do not get it? Maybe you people forget basic math.

So, here ya go, some math for you (and we will use factors of ten to make it simple).

Let us say the entire nation gets put on a 10% tax rate, everyone pays 10%.

That means, if you make :

$10,000 a year you will pay $1,000 in taxes
- $100,000 a year you will pay $10,000 in taxes
  - $1,000,000 you will pay $100,000 in taxes
    - $10,000,000 you will play $1,000,000 in taxes
    - For the fun, minimum wage is around $5.50 over the entire us, at a 40 hour work week that is $11,440. Someone fresh out of college going into an IT job we will say gets $50,000+ a year. At 10% the minimum wage person is paying $1,144 in takes while the IT person will be paying $5,000+.
    Now, how the system is supposed to work, one person, one vote, same rights as everybody. I know it does not work that way, but it is supposed to. We all know the super rich buy more votes and legal rights. But not everyone who makes 2-10x minimum wage does, yet they will have to pay 2-10x more if we have a flat tax.
    
    If you make $1,000,000 a year, you would have to pay .001% to pay the same as the guy making $10,000 a year.
    
    Now, why should someone who busts their ass off in college like me and the countless others have to pay more taxes? Why should I be punished for 7-8 years of hard work to get a job I enjoy and will more then likely be benefiting the human race too-boot?
    
    Yes, not everyone can go to college and “better” them selves, so I think more time and money should be spent on giving people opportunities and stop wasted and whining on the rich paying less tax!
    
    Please explain this whining to me about tax cut for the rich then? As with all the cheats, sneaks, payoffs and such, they still pay a shit load of more taxes then any of us here.
    
    It is 10:30 here and I just woke up, and I saw this guy say that, but I remembered how EVERYONE here just about whines about it, I have never said anything because eh! I guess because I have not woken up good I am annoyed by it slightly and decided to say something……I need to learn to drink coffee I guess.
    
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    This comment was edited on Jun 6, 11:30.
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